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Creativity Matters Podcast (CMP)

By Amy Cowen

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Remeber that creativity matters - in whatever form it takes for you. That's the guiding premise of the CMP - Creativity Matters. The CMP is a podcast dedicated to nurturing and nourishing the creative process, to recognizing the need for making space for our creative selves, and to finding time... in the midst of busy lives. The CMP reflects the ins and outs of one person's creative journey in hopes that you will find footholds of similarity and inspiration to help you map, chart, and embrace your own journey. Frequent topics of discussion include: sketching, drawing, art journaling, bullet journaling, collage, index cards, book reviews, recordkeeping, data, documentation, and writing. Remeber that creativity matters - in whatever form it takes for you.

Episode 311 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: the third in a series on better understanding the time you have... in order to find time for your creative pursuits. This show centers on memory, documentation,

Episode 291 - when working on a big, long-term, or 365 projects... make sure it's something you really, really, really enjoy! Plus, more than 29,000 smilies and an inspiring book of 200 everyday objects to draw.

Is it Done? No matter what kind of art you make, you have to decide at what point things are done. Shifting to WIP mentality has really brought this question to the forefront. Plus, a look at work created in August and how they are and are not fitting.

In Episode 225 of the CMP, the creative journey continues with confirmation of the flamingo, a coyote, a coffee, discussion of age-old questions like "If you were stranded on a deserted island, what book (or 10) would you want with you,

Thoughts on fountain pen inks, the mind-boggling amount of time it takes to run through a cartridge, the allure of a crazy green ink that may be my next fill, great resources for fountain pen inks and content, and tracking and documentation projects.

Thoughts on seeing, on the baseline parameters and "tried and true" contours that help us understand who we are, on wearing black, and on really funky, Steampunk-inspired goggles... and the value of using some other kind of lens to help you see beyond .

A "documentation" project for February, just a toe in the water to do some more deliberate tracking of personal data... and at the end of it... to explore the process of visualizing that data and turning it into something creative. For the most part,

Inspired by the "idea" of the 3191 Miles Apart projects, thoughts on the importance of creative friends, people with whom you can share daily creative work without explanation or justification. What did you draw/make/write/create today?

Re-reading Griffin and Sabine. Their correspondence never gets old. Collage, multimedia, postage stamps, Nick Bantock, a Dina Wakley video, and more. Plus, a prompt for your own creative spirit that ties in with the Griffin and Sabine correspondence.

A raven on the street, thoughts on morning processes and late-night drawings, managing your creative time and routine. Plus, a guest visit from Tammy of Daisy Yellow about doing the Index-Card-a-Day (ICAD) challenge.

Continuing with the cup a day theme, a story about a cup board from my childhood, and encouragement to join in with this challenge. You only need one cup, not dozens.... Grab a cup of coffee or tea (or whatever), your sketchbook, a pen...

The first in a new series of short episodes, looser in feel, but the same spirit an energy of the CMP. This is the grown up version of the CMP. - Challenge: Try the daily journal page described, inspired by Lynda Barry's Syllabus: Notes from an Accide..

In Episode 176: personal big data, an amazing personal data postcard project, charming books on engineering and girls to read aloud, a great cookbook full of muffins, a prompt from Tammy of Daisy Yellow, and more creative talk.

My focus this week is not on the blog, on the show notes, on getting everything cleaned up and dusted off. There is a LOT to do. I could have made a big production of these steps and launched a real "rebirth" of the show ...

Wonder, whimsy, floor plans, a few creative nudges, a "map" quilt that doesn't know where it is headed, and more. This one is very loosely strung together! Wonder Artists sketch floorplan of Friends apartments and other famous TV shows

Catching up on a year started and a year gone buy. - Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] David Alter ~ Live for Today [Ariel Publicity] Jennifer Richman ~ Home Inside [Ariel Publicity]

It's taken more than a week since recording to edit and push this live. Much changes in a week! Even so, here it is, 169, and the first of 2012. Gonna get faster. As I type in these show notes, knowing I'll have to come back later and fill in what's mi.

(Photo from 2010.) - In Episode 168: - ~ 2011 draws to a close ~ a story for the holidays, and preparing for a new year (and a new "word" for 2012) ~ Length: 34 min - Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN]

~ mosaic stairs, mosaics and stairways in the city, projects for beginning with mosaics, trying a few new coffee shops, lists and map overlays - ways to explore ~ A Guide to Mosaic Sites: San Francisco ~ More Mosaic Sites in San Francisco (with Hux...

~ thoughts on piles, 52 or one a month or one a week... or disciplined approaches to making art... Life is a Verb... Drawing Lab... and more. ~ Life Is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally

~ Two sort-of intros... a preface and an intro... the free-wheeling, not-tidied-up-and-tucked-in-around-the-edges sort. I'll be back to add in all the links for books. In short, it's an Elm Creek episode of the CMP.

Customer Reviews

Soothing beautiful voice

by
Cricketcanton

I love this podcast! It is one of my all time favs. Amy has a beautiful voice and I really enjoy listening to her!! Great podcast!

Creativity Matters

by
lovegypsy

So happy that Amy is back in the podcast groove! I started listening to the CMP when I was just starting to do art and my kids were little; I love her perspective and approach to creative work and have listened to every episode. True fan:)